Butternut Lasagna

This is the BEST recipe. I got it out of "The Vegetarian Mother's Cookbook." Anywhoo, I thought I would share it with the blogging world..

Butternut Lasagna

9 to 11 lasagna noodles, preferably whole grain (I used regular lasagna noodles)
1/2 onion, minced
2 tsp olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
8 cups chopped kale, chard, or other dark green leafy vegetable (I used kale)
3/4 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (I used walnuts)
1/2 cup boiling water

tofu filling:

1 1/2 pounds firm or silken tofu (I used organic silken)
2 eggs or 2 tbsp olive oil (I used olive oil because I'm trying to limit my dairy)
2 tsp dried basil
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/4 tsp black pepper

sauce:

3 cups mashed cooked butternut squash
3/4 cup milk (I used soymilk)
1/2 tsp sea salt
1 tbsp miso
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg

Preheat oven to 375. Saute onion in olive oil until soft. Stir in garlic & greens. If greens are dry, add a little water. Cover & steam for 5 minutes or until soft. Set aside.

Place tofu filling ingredients in food processor or blender. Puree until smooth. Remove to bowl and set aside. Place sauce ingredients in food processor or blender. Puree until smooth.

Assemble lasagna as follows: Cover bottom of 9 x 13 inch pan with thin layer of sauce. Place a single layer of lasagna noodles in bottom of pan. Leave a little space between the noodles because they will expand when cooked. Spread 1/2 of the tofu filling over noodles. Sprinkle 1/2 of the cooked greens over tofu. Spread 1/3 of the butternut sauce over the greens. Repeat for one more layer. Place noodle layer on top & cover with butternut sauce. Sprinkle chopped nuts evenly over top. Pour boiling water in corners & around edges of lasagna. Cover pan with foil and bake for 35 minutes. Remove cover and bake for 10 minutes more. Allow to stand 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

THIS IS VERY YUMMY!!! If you looked at the recent pix of the boys you will see pix of the first time I cooked this butternut lasagna. It was gone within a day of me cooking it - it was that good!!!

Happy cooking!!!

3 hours behind

you know being 3 hours behind on the west coast really STINKS sometimes! let me explain.....

so anyone who knows me knows that i'm a HUGE reality show watcher. dancing with the stars is one of my favorites. the finale comes on at 9pm. anyway, at 830pm (west coast time) i went online to check my yahoo email account....so i go to yahoo to sign into my account and on the yahoo homepage showed the frickin WINNER of dancing with the stars!

sometimes i really don't like the internet...

It's official!

It's official folks - Christmas time is here and in high gear!

I couldn't be more excited! I LOVE this time of year!

I LOVE to sing Christmas songs. I've secretly been singing Christmas songs to the boys just before bed....white christmas, jingle bells, rudolph the red nosed reindeer, and santa claus is coming to town.

Kevin and I watched "White Christmas" last night and watched "A Christmas Story" tonight.

Christmas is everywhere!!!

I LOVE Christmas time - it rocks!!!

ok - that's it for now at least....